Here are several tie-breaker questions, along with the answers.
Question: In the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, how many minutes of screen time does E.T. actually have?
Answer: In the 115-minute film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the title character is surprisingly elusive. Despite his central role, E.T. appears on screen for only about 15 to 20 minutes of the total runtime, depending on the edit.
Director Steven Spielberg intentionally withheld the alien’s full appearance during the first act to build a sense of mystery and wonder. Consequently, the audience mostly sees E.T. in shadows, partial shots, or through the children’s reactions for the first 20 minutes. Furthermore, even as the bond between Elliott and E.T. deepens, the camera often focuses on Elliott’s face to emphasize their psychic and emotional connection.
Question: In miles, what is the total length of the Great Wall of China?
Answer: 13,171 miles (21,196 km).
Question: How many steps are there in the Eiffel Tower to the very top?
Answer: 1,665 steps. For safety reasons, authorities generally close the stairs to the top to the public. However, visitors can still climb 674 accessible steps from the ground to the second floor.
Question: How many islands make up the Maldives?
Answer: 1,192 islands. Twenty-six natural atolls encompass a total of 1,192 individual islands. Furthermore, these islands span roughly 90,000 square kilometres across the Indian Ocean. However, local residents inhabit only about 200 of them.
Question: What is the maximum depth of the Mariana Trench in feet?
Answer: The Challenger Deep marks the trench’s lowest point, descending between 36,000 and 36,070 feet below sea level. Specifically, this abyss represents the deepest point in the Earth’s oceans. Furthermore, this depth exceeds the total height of Mount Everest; consequently, the entire mountain could sit inside the trench with over a mile of water still covering its peak.
Question: How many “f-bombs” are dropped in the movie The Wolf of Wall Street?
Answer: Depending on who is doing the counting, the total number of “f-bombs” in The Wolf of Wall Street ranges from 506 to 569. Martin Scorsese’s masterpiece originally set a Guinness World Record by averaging roughly 2.81 “f-bombs” per minute. Furthermore, if you include every variation of the word (like “motherf***er” or the creative “fucksville”), some tallies push the total as high as 687. In contrast, the book the movie is based on is even more vulgar, containing over 700 instances of the word.
Question: In what year was the first-ever McDonald’s restaurant opened?
Answer: 1940 (by Richard and Maurice McDonald).
Question: How many days did the shortest-serving UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss, spend in office?
Answer: 49 days.
Question: What is the runtime of the movie Titanic (1997) in minutes?
Answer: approximately 194 to 195 minutes (3 hours and 14–15 minutes)
Question: How many calories are in a standard Big Mac?
Answer: 563 calories (UK/Ireland) or 590 calories (US).
Question: How many light-years away is the Sun from the centre of the Milky Way?
Answer: Approximately 25,000 to 28,000 light-years.
Question: What is the boiling point of Gold in degrees Celsius?
Answer: 2,856.
Question: How many bones does a shark have in its body?
Answer: 0 (their skeletons are made of cartilage).
Question: What is the capacity of Wembley Stadium?
Answer: 90,000 seats, making it the largest stadium in the UK and the second-largest in Europe.
Question: How many dimples are on a A standard (2023–2025 model) Titleist Pro V1 golf ball?
Answer: 388 dimples. Engineers arrange the dimples in a spherically tiled tetrahedral pattern. Consequently, this design optimises aerodynamics to produce a penetrating, consistent, and lower-trajectory flight. In contrast, the Pro V1x utilizes 348 dimples to achieve a significantly higher flight path.
Question: What is the fastest recorded speed of a football (soccer ball) in a professional match?
Answer: 131 mph (211 km/h), achieved by Brazilian defender Ronny Heberson for Sporting Lisbon against Naval in 2006.